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this I’d recommend putting a squid on a paternoster style rig with a sinker and dropping it down so it sits just off the bottom, and let the rocking of the boat do the work. You will be surprised how many big calamari sit down on these reefs in up to 50m of water. If you want an easy feed and a bit of fun, then head out into about 100m of water and target some good old flathead. They are out there in the millions and are by far one of our best eating fish in the ocean. The method is simple, rig yourself up either a running sinker or paternoster rig with a squid strip as bait, drop it down while you are
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Barbers perch are gummy shark candy! drifting and within seconds you should find yourself with a pretty sizable flathead on the end of your line. You don’t always have to use baits either, as dropping down a paddletail plastic with a fairly heavy jighead is also a very effective way of targeting them. I can only see the fishing getting better in the
coming months, as the water temperatures are still a fair way off from where they usually would be. Kingfish should become thicker and there should be more reports of mako sharks, which in previous years hasn’t been all that great. So, let’s hope we are in for a bigger and better one this year.
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Harry Bould
We’ve had some great snapper fishing lately, with heaps of guys coming in with large catches coming from Mornington right through to Carrum. Most are school fish from 2-5kg, but there have been some bigger models around lately as well. One customer recently caught a specimen that weighed in at 10.3kg. The best baits are pillies and silver whiting on a running sinker snelled rig, or on Snapper Snatchers for that extra bit of attraction. When it comes to water depth, 16-18m seems to be where it’s at. The whiting fishing is starting to heat up as summer progresses. We recently went for a night fish at Middle Spit and picked up some good fish through there. Pipis and fresh squid are both producing the goods. If you fish out a bit deeper for the whiting
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Full Range on Offer you can get gummies as a bycatch. Another advantage of fishing out wider is that you can get a bigger class of whiting. We’ve been doing well on both gummies and big whiting in 16m+ of water off Lysaughts. Everyone’s getting a few squid as well, and we’re also
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hearing whispers of a few kingfish showing up. FISHING IN JANUARY This month we can definitely expect the kings to show up more consistently. Your best bet is to look more offshore; out towards Port Phillip Heads is very popular, and guys are also heading out the western entrance side towards Cape Shank and Seal Rock. Live squid is always the best bait, and good fish are being caught on jigs as well. Two of the best producers have been Entice Ringers and Hayabusa Jack Eyes. The snapper might slow down a little bit, but you should still be able to catch a feed – and there are plenty of other options as well. To browse the huge range of gear at Tackle World Mornington, drop into the premises at 2/177 Mornington-Tyabb Rd, Mornington and chat to CRUSADER the friendly staff. You can also contact them on (03) 5975 7500, email them at enquiries@ifish.com.au, or see all the latest news, specials and catch photos at www.facebook.com/ TackleworldMornington.
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VELOCITY SPORTS Staff member Dan Arapakis, his dad Andrew and his mate Jason had an epic session out from Mornington about 500m towards the city. The guys landed some fantastic snapper to 5.3kg using fresh squid which they bagged out on prior to the snapper bite. Odori squid jigs in white are working well on overcast days.
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